Tryouts

Pre-Tryout Clinics:

Skates will be offered in the days preceding tryouts. They will

be used to warmup and condition players, not assess them.

Daily Tryout Structure per Level

Two (2) 60 min split sessions

Squirts/PeeWees - Day 1 will be a birth year only skate where half will be skills and half will be scrimmage. Day 2 and 3 will be scrimmages based on skill.
Mites - Day 1 and 2 will be birth year only - small area games and scrimmages
The remaining tryout days will be divided up by ability into Green/Gold or specific Central States Team Callbacks.
Players may switch between groups throughout tryouts at the coaches' discretion. This provides an opportunity to best evaluate bubble players.
Squirts will require 2 days of birth year tryouts before breaking into gold/green groups

Team selection

Guiding Principles for Team Selection

Teams will be selected by our Hockey Director, Jimmy Warrick and Assistant Hockey Director, Charlie Widmar with direct input from level coaches.

Selections will be based primarily on tryout performance, but previous year performance and coach input will be considered.

Goaltending instructors will attend select tryouts and their input will inform team selection

About 12 skaters selected per team

All teams are grouped by skill level, with Mite 1 consisting of the most skilled players

12-15 skaters selected per team

Major: Most skilled 2014 players

Minor: Most skilled 2015 players

Other teams grouped by skill level regardless of birth year.

14-16 skaters selected per team

All teams grouped by skill level regardless of birth year, with exception of Pee Wee Minor, which will consist of the most skilled 2012 players.

16 skaters per team

5 Bantams teams, all grouped by skill level regardless of birth year.